RIT places second at Geneseo Invitational

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

My RIT Tigers made the front page at the NCAA website this week with their performance last weekend at the Geneseo Invitational. The RIT men’s cross country squad, ranked 23th in the latest NCAA Division III poll, finished second out of 18 teams at the Geneseo...

Week 5 NFL Picks

by Blaine Moore | Sports

This week, I need to make up for my past performance in odd weeks and do a little better. Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, Seattle have byes this week and will not be playing. It is shaping up to look like there is a whole lot of home field advantage this week. Miami has...

Phedippidations world wide half marathon is this weekend

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Have you ever run a half marathon, or have you ever wanted to? Steve Runner, the host of the internet radio show Phedippidations, has organized a half marathon race that takes places in 23 different countries this weekend. The half marathon is a mutual race run by...

Running is now broadcast on the YES network

by Blaine Moore | News

The YES Network has a show called “Running!” that will be broadcast a few times per week throughout October beginning this Saturday. Information about the show can be seen at Sportfilm.com. Thanks to Jank at Run Mystic for the tip.

Never bandit a race under any circumstances

by Blaine Moore | Sports

I do not hold with banditing races and I never have. A bandit in a race is any person that runs the course and makes use of the race support but has not paid for the right to be there. Jon over at the complete running network wrote about how he no longer holds with...

Why do you run?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Joan Nesbit Mabe asked an elite athlete who wants her to coach him to write an essay on why he runs. Jason Jabaut spent a few weeks thinking about that, and after countless drafts wrote a bit over 400 words trying to explain it. In his essay (which you can read in...

Catch Me if you Can: Where race bibs are laid to rest…

by Blaine Moore | Reviews, Websites

Catch me if you can is a website devoted to old race bibs and other running paraphernalia. The general idea is that the author had a lot of bibs with a lot of stories in his closet that he wanted to share with people, and thought that others might as well. So, he...

RIT does not hold the transcontinental record

by Blaine Moore | Sports

I just got an email from one of my teammates at Dirigo, Peter Hall. He is interested in reading Coast to Coast, a book about my former teammates who set the transcontinental relay record in running from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Pete pointed out to me, however,...

Active vs Passive Rest

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing all about rest for the month of October. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. In general, there are only two types of rest that you can use during a workout. This is...

Maine Marathon and Half Marathon (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The 2006 Maine Marathon, Marathon Relay, and Half Marathon was this morning in Portland, Maine. The rain held off for the day and stayed down in New Hampshire, leading to ideal marathon weather. A problem with the starting mats made it impossible to capture net times,...